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You've led a sheltered life if you think the contractors on here are weirder than those you've met in the real world...Originally posted by Bunk View PostFrankly, if everybody on here is genuine then there are some proper weirdos going round. And worse, they're contractors so we might actually have encountered some of them, or will in the the future.
Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
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What if nobody were?Originally posted by The Lone Gunman View PostWhat if everybody were genuine?My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Some people must have less than one ID. How else does one ID have time to post here, be an expert economist, hold down a contract and lead a normal life?Comment
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wtf?Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostSome people must have less than one ID. How else does one ID have time to post here, be an expert economist, hold down a contract and lead a normal life?And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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What if you one day discovered you were actually all the people on this forum, and that you had multiple personalities, how brilliantly ****ed up would that be?
You can lead a fool to wisdom but you can't make him think.Comment
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Indeed.Originally posted by bogeyman View Post'Twas ever thus.
I wouldn't get too stressed about it.
In fact we've been known to go on holiday trolling other people's forums in the past so are in no position to get too sanctimonious about it.
Andyw is now the stuff of legends but he made this forum difficult for a month or so. Eventually he overstepped the mark and was banned. They all do.Comment
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It is well known that there are only three or four real people who post on here, each using an array of different identities.Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostWhat if nobody were?
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I dont really understand the sockpuppet thingy. I am a simple soulOriginally posted by Gonzo View PostIt is well known that there are only three or four real people who post on here, each using an array of different identities.

But i do think folk on here obsess about it far too much.I'm sorry, but I'll make no apologies for this
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